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A quick ride for both of these boys today!
Finley’s trot has developed so nicely, now we’re really putting in the work to fine tune his canter! Yankee is still figuring things out and had a very short walk trot ride just to see where his brain was. Geldings are superior🥰
It’s been quite a few long months but I’m happy to report that we are finally on the up swing of things with this very sensitive bay mare! Sadie is a 4yo and has recently learned she can say no… except when she says it she means it. It’s taken a lot of patience and understanding to get where we are. She’s constantly reminding us to listen and not demand. Horses like this are worth their weight in gold❤️
Belle and Sadie are finally getting back into the swing of things after an injury that put them out of the game for about a month. We are progressing leaps and strides just in our two lessons back. It’s gonna be a great season for this pair!
Quick and short jump school for Finley today! Such a good boy😁
Come with me to do a loading session with a horse who had a bad experience last month resulting in lots of stitches to his face. Trailer loading shouldn’t be stressful! Teach your partner how to load stress free
Blue pony had a great show weekend! Love love sharing my knowledge with this boy. He tries so hard and is just so darn cute🥺🥰
SOLD
Available for your consideration:
“Blue” is a 5yo, 14.2hh palomino quarter horse cross. Sporting one blue eye, 4 white stockings, and the cutest heart shaped birthmark, this sweet guy is looking for a new home to start his next chapter! Offers 3 incredibly smooth gaits and will go over 18”-2’ courses. Can give a change if ridden through and asked properly but still green. Has a solid head in between his shoulders, a little looky but not typically spooky. His spook consists of a little scoot and then fine. Great on hacks/trail rides but also happy to plod around the ring. Blue has been on the back burner for a bit of time but recently has been brought back into work with a professional. Would be best suited for a good riding confident kid, young teen, or small adult. He is NOT a beginner or small kids pony. Personally, I don’t think he wants to be a lesson horse but could potentially do it with more miles. While he still needs someone to put time and work into him, I could see him sweeping the pleasure in a year or so. Recently got reserve in baby green at his first show back. This boy just loves to please his people and would flourish in regular work! Asking mid 4’s located in Berlin, MD. Open to sale or paid lease. PM for more info!
The sweetest and most perfect of all the Blue ponies won Reserve Champion in the greens!!! I’ve been playing around with this guy for a couple weeks now very lightly and I just can’t express how proud of him I am! If you know me, you know I really am a pony squisher at heart, despite being 5’10”😳
Blue is available for lease or purchase to the perfect situation. Please PM me for more info and video. Located in Berlin, MD.
Come watch Blue pony and I at AGS tomorrow! He’s also available🤫😉 this sweet boy would love a kid of his own!
Groundwork checklist!!
As you should know, groundwork is the biggest learning opportunity you can offer your horse! There is a large variety of things that can be accomplished. Having issues under saddle? ground work. Having issues on the ground? Ground work. Horse won’t stand tied? Ground work. Horse won’t load? Ground work! Do your ground work!!!
Here’s a few things to get your started on your groundwork journey:
-horses head at the humans shoulder when leading
-horse halts when handler halts
-horse backs up with little to no pressure on the halter or chest
-horse can disengage hind end when handler asks
-horse can disengage forehand when handler asks
These are basics to ensure your safety on the ground around your horse. Pm me if you have any questions! I’d love to elaborate😁
First show of 2024✅
Savannah and Finley made it back to AGS today! With more confidence and experience under their belt, they did the entire long stirrup division. The walk trot went lovely, they ended up with 3rd out of 9 even with a cat jumping underneath of fhem!! Canter was… interesting but Savannah stayed brave and strong and was able to use her knowledge to give him the ride he needed. The over fences was a learning experience and they got 8th in both. It was a straight forward, easy show day that these two needed. Thanks Stephanie Radtke for help getting him to the show and support! And of course to the best horse mom Jillian Mccarty-Dillon for always showing up for her kid and making sure she has and does what’s needed to succeed! Lots of homework to be done for the next show💪🏼
Finally getting back into it with my boy🥰
Judy and Luna absolutely KILLED it today in their lesson!!!
It’s been a very back and forth process with Luna as she’s sport horse bred and really just wants to work. She is a lovely horse, just forward which is intimidating to some riders. Judy has been putting in some serious work to improve her riding so that she can ride Luna more! They trotted two WHOLE laps around the ring today!!! If you know this pair, this is the longest they’ve been able to trot without Luna or Judy getting nervous. So proud of them!!
Obsessed😳😍
Trail ride✔️
Lessons✔️
Finally riding MY horse✔️
Yankee is officially back in business!!! Lauren played around on Finley, Steph got to enjoy a few minutes on Sunny, and Celeste and Targa got a good workout in the Pocomoke Forest! It feels so good to be back on my boy again❤️
Happy national horse day!!! Celeste, Finley, and Wally all got to ride today in celebration🐎
To say I’m proud of these girls today would be a vast understatement. The grit, hard work, and determination is unmatched.
Savannah purchased Finley last October and it’s been steady ups and downs with him this past year. This is her first young horse and he’s proving to not be the easiest but she refuses to give up on him and it’s showing! It’s taken 6 months to convince her to show him again and today they showed up and showed out!!!! They ended up with a 5th and a 6th in the casual hunter walk and walk trot out of 13 riders!
Stephanie and Targa came to my program around this time last year. She was desperate for help with him as his anxiety had gotten the best of him and she was struggling to accomplish pretty much anything. She has worked tirelessly to improve her riding to give him the ride he needs and they’re only going to get better!! She pinned 6th in the pleasure hack out of 8 riders.
I’m in LOVE with the progress made and cherish these moments with my students🥰😁
My students and their horses have been working super hard! The pieces are falling into place for all of these pairs. Celeste is putting in steady progress and has become such a soft, lovely ride. Show day tomorrow!😁
Looking for a fresh set of eyes? Maybe your horse has developed an issue and you need help resolving it? We have openings for lessons and training horses!
LC Equine, owned and operated by Lexie Cook, is based out of Grace Lane Stables, located in Pocomoke, MD. The facility boasts a large sand outdoor arena, a hacking lane, a 50’ round pen, and short trails. There is a 20x40 dressage ring in 1/3 of the outdoor, the rest has jumps set.
Our training program is focused on the happiness and healthiness of both the horse and the rider. We believe that if we expect our horses to be athletes, they should be given the care an athlete deserves. Groundwork and dressage are the foundation of anything and everything! We have a few lesson horses available, but if you have your own horse feel free to bring them in! We also are available to travel up to 60 miles for lessons and training rides, rates vary.
Lexie specializes in starting young horses, OTTB’s, groundwork, and trailering issues. She has 12+ years horse experience, 5 of those have been spent training, 2 were under a 1* eventer and vet. Dressage and H/J are Lexie’s primary disciplines, but she does dabble around with some western riding every once in a while! From foals, to minis, chincoteague’s, warmbloods, Percherons, you name it she’s probably worked with it! Lexie has produced multiple horses and truly prides herself on the foundation she provides for all horses. References available!
Rates vary depending on the service, please PM or contact Lexie at 443-397-5980 regarding any information or questions!
A peaceful trail ride today followed by some kitty loves and a wonderful lesson!!! These sunsets are the only benefit to the sun setting at 5pm🥰
Thank you Autumn Grove Stables for allowing Stephanie and I to come school today! A bit more drama than we were expecting but a great learning experience for both of the boys. Hoping to make it back on the 9th for their show🤞🏼😁
Yay it’s Friday!!!
3 GREAT lessons today! Belle and Sadie had a great flat lesson, they’re a new pair only on their 4th lesson with me. Watching them figure out how to be a team is amazing! Maybe I’m a little bias because she has a thoroughbred… Judy had one of her best rides to date on Sunny with lots of trotting! And Savannah had a great ride on Finley followed by a short ride on Celeste. I absolutely LOVE seeing the progress all of my riders and horses are making and seeing them enjoy the process just as much as I do makes my heart gleam😁 also have to brag on Savannah since she’s the 4th ever person to help tame the baby beast💪🏼
Celeste got to take a field trip to Layfield today! A great outing for her, we were able to take advantage of the forward energy and managed quite a bit of canter for a change!!
We survived the show day!
Celeste had her first “show” even though we didn’t do any classes, it was still a great schooling experience. Finley and I did the ride a buck which he took a bit too literally😳 but we ended up splitting first place! A good outing for both of these young horses. Huge thank you to Stephanie Radtke for braving out the ride on the baby and keeping her contained while I made my bronc debut🤠 and thank you to Secret Pride Stables as always for such a fun and well put together schooling show!
A recap of our week, plus the chiro came yesterday.
Finley has officially started back over fences, Celeste is cantering and starting little cross rails, and Judy and Sunny are working hard on their trot work! The sun setting at 5pm is definitely ruining my days but hoping to have lights soon so evening lessons can continue🤞🏼🤞🏼
Finley got to pop over a couple cross rails tonight! Savannah has been so incredibly patient with this horse as we’ve navigated some soundness issues and just general behavioral things. The last few months have been a ride, but I’m happy to say I think we are finally getting somewhere with him🥰
Another great day of lessons! Targa and Lauren worked HARD on their flat work today while Stephanie got to play around on the baby Celeste. Judy also rode Luna while I rode Sunny tonight but I didn’t take any pictures🫣
Busy day!! We got 5 horses worked!
Celeste had an educational lunge, Lauren got to play around on Jiordio, Judy had a great lesson on Luna, Sunny had an educational school, and Savannah and Finley had a lovely lesson! We just missed Karen Peck and Stephanie!
So happy to introduce newest student, Lauren! She’s an old friend that took a break and is getting back into the saddle. We are thrilled to have her at the farm!
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It’s been quite a few long months but I’m happy to report that we are finally on the up swing of things with this very sensitive bay mare! Sadie is a 4yo and has recently learned she can say no… except when she says it she means it. It’s taken a lot of patience and understanding to get where we are. She’s constantly reminding us to listen and not demand. Horses like this are worth their weight in gold❤️
Quick and short jump school for Finley today! Such a good boy😁
Come with me to do a loading session with a horse who had a bad experience last month resulting in lots of stitches to his face. Trailer loading shouldn’t be stressful! Teach your partner how to load stress free
Celeste got to take a field trip to Layfield today! A great outing for her, we were able to take advantage of the forward energy and managed quite a bit of canter for a change!!
Transformation videos will forever be my favorite. I’m so incredibly proud of the hard work that’s been put in on both the horse and rider’s part! A year ago Luna was a hot, hormonal mess. Nobody enjoyed riding her and she quickly turned into a pasture pet when Sunny was able to be started under saddle. Judy has spent the last 6 months working closely with Sunny and I, gaining knowledge and confidence in and out of the saddle. Learning about feel and most importantly learning to stay calm! Riding is not easy and progress isn’t linear. Just because you have a horse that can do the job, doesn’t mean you’re the best rider for your horse. Put in the work and be the rider that your horse deserves!
Nothing ever phases this guy! So much fun working with him #horses #chincoteague #horsepower #horseriding #equestrian
Can’t help but brag on these two. Sunny has been under saddle for about 2 months and Judy has been right along side nearly every step of the way, riding him as much as she can. Him and I have been working in the ring for a few weeks but Judy found some confidence today and we took advantage of it! I’ve been teaching Judy for about a year now and have honestly never seen her trot this much. Ever. She’s found a new safe place on her golden pony and it makes my heart SO happy. While I can agree that green + green = black and blue, this is why it’s important to have a trainer that works with you. We work together as a team to find the best ways to work with Sunny to ensure his happiness and training. Green riders CAN produce green horses. But you need a trainer. And consistency!
Think I may have made a reining pony…👀
I know for many this doesn’t look like much, but if you had seen this pony a year ago, you would never had thought he’d be this far by now! Sunny has been a very challenging pony since the day I met him. Pushy, mouthy, and borderline dangerous some days. We couldn’t handle him or be around him without a whip and chain simply to keep him off of us. After 2 months at Johnson Equestrian, LLC his ground manners had vastly improved (HUGE thanks to Kerra!!) and he had started taking a saddle and lunging. He had a minor setback a couple months after coming home because we gave him some time off and he thought that meant he could return to his old ways… We’ve learned that Sunny enjoys having a job and thrives off of work. So back to a program he went, and now look at him! He’s a pony that shows us the holes in his training and forces us to not skip a step. This is only one month into his under saddle training and we’re just taking our time and having fun. I am loving bringing him along and so thankful to have the opportunity to show everybody he’s not as bad as they think❤️ P.S. He’s making his show debut this weekend😉 we’ll be at Secret Pride Stables and showing in the baby green!
Just in time for his birthday, Sunny had his first intentional (…😅) canter under saddle today!! He was AMAZING and had to show off his stopping skills too. Our go button is still a work in progress but if there’s anything this pony will do, he’ll stop!
Training can’t be all work all the time… sometimes we have a little fun! Sunny had his second ride in the ring today and did SUPER!! His steering is getting great and he’s also mastered picking me up from the mounting block. Such a good little man🤩
Sunny had his first ride in the ring!! His go and stop buttons have gotten great, now we are mastering steering. He finds that quite easy at the walk but trotting needs some work. He’ll get there in no time😁
A look into a training session with Sunny! As you know, Sunny is a coming 3yo and will be started under saddle this month! We finally got our round pen to make working with him much easier and safer. Today was lunging 101 and working on flexion and steering. Once I’m confident he understands the steering and stopping, we’ll be doing our first ride😎
Finley had a short trailer loading session today! He has definitely not been the easiest horse to load. He goes through phases where loading is cool, other times the trailer is a dungeon he wants no parts of😳 here you guys can watch him work through the thoughts and emotions he was having. We ended with him self loading and allowing me to close the butt bar with no panic at all. Such a smart boy!
Yankee is still available! Price reduced to low low 4’s if sold by the end of the week. This was him today after having over a week off (probably 2-3) with construction going on right next to the ring. Boards falling, drills going, this guy didn’t bat an eye. Perfect for a teen wanting their first project horse! 3 yo 16.2hh and still growing. Located in Pocomoke, MD. PM for more info
Classic baby horse wiggles😆 Yankee has had 3 rides this past week! Our current focus with Yankee is to gain control of his shoulder and hind end in his turns. We have short trot intervals in between our walk work, hopefully soon to be cantering. Once he’s a little more forward thinking he’ll be able to process the stretch and impulsion we need from him. As for now we just want a quiet willing partner so we can show him the ropes. Training isn’t always pretty and I refuse to be that person that only posts the pretty stuff. Baby horses will be baby horses. It’s our job to show them the way not expect them to perform to perfection. I don’t believe in hour long sessions for a young horse unless absolutely warranted, they don’t have the mental capacity. Normalize 20 minute training sessions!!!
The moment we’ve all been waiting for… Yankee’s first ride with me! Nothing short of perfect. This video recaps basically our entire session, short and sweet. This week I will up my expectations for him but to start we kept it extremely simple. Once he learns to stretch and come into the contact, he’s going to be fancyyyy😍
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